AW2400 Owner’s Manual
Basic operation of the AW2400
Introducing the AW2400
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This section explains basic operation of the AW2400.

The display of the AW2400 shows the following informa-
tion.
1Screen name
This is the name of the currently selected screen.
BSelected channel
This indicates the mixer channel that is selected for opera-
tion.
CSong name
The name of the currently selected song.
DCounter (left side)
This indicates the current location within the song. The
current-time display format can be selected via the SONG
screen Setting page. The choices are standard time (hours
: minutes : seconds . milliseconds) or timecode (hours :
minutes : seconds : frames . sub-frames)
ECounter (right side)
This indicates the current location within the song in mea-
sures/beats. The measures/beats are calculated according
to the tempo and time signature specified in the tempo
map for the song. The current tempo and time signature
are displayed above this value.
FScene information
The number and name (first eight characters) of the cur-
rently selected scene.
GSampling Rate/Quantization Bits
The sampling rate and quantization bits (bit depth) of the
currently selected song.
HMain screen
The information displayed in this area will depend on the
key/knob that was last pressed. The following types of
object are displayed in the main screen.
Cursor
The blinking frame within the dis-
play is called the “cursor.” When an
object in the screen is enclosed by
the cursor, that object is selected for
operation.
Buttons
Buttons in the display are used to
switch a parameter on/off, to select
one of multiple choices, or to execute
a specific function. A button that is
currently on will be displayed in
“inverse” form (black background
with white text). A button that is cur-
rently off will be displayed in normal
form (black text against a white
background).
Knob/parameter display area
The knob/parameter display area
within the display is used to edit the
value of the corresponding parame-
ter.
ITabs
When a screen includes a number of pages, corresponding
tabs will appear along the bottom of the display. The tabs
are used to switch between the various pages related to the
current screen.
In some cases the tabs also become “additional function
buttons” when the [SHIFT] key is pressed. When addi-
tional functions are available an mark will appear in
the lower left corner of the display.
Basic operation of the AW2400

Viewing the display

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A
On
Off
Knob
parameter
display area